West York Area School District, PA (4225980) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West York Area School District, PA (4225980)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West York Area School District, PA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	9,400	100.0
Family households (families)	6,071	64.6
With own children under 18 years	2,564	27.3
Married-couple family	4,903	52.2
With own children under 18 years	1,799	19.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	451	4.8
With own children under 18 years	278	3.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	717	7.6
With own children under 18 years	487	5.2
Nonfamily households	3,329	35.4
Householder living alone	2,819	30.0
65 years and over	1,421	15.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,749	29.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,897	30.8

Average household size	2.29
Average family size	2.84

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,520	100.0
Householder	9,400	43.7
Spouse	4,901	22.8
Child	5,473	25.4
Other relatives	813	3.8
Nonrelatives	933	4.3
Unmarried partner	625	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,780	100.0
Never married	2,316	26.4
Now married, except separated	5,103	58.1
Separated	129	1.5
Widowed	258	2.9
Divorced	974	11.1

Females 15 years and over	9,814	100.0
Never married	1,878	19.1
Now married, except separated	5,112	52.1
Separated	162	1.7
Widowed	1,620	16.5
Divorced	1,042	10.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	276	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	93	33.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	106
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	411	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	166	40.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	27	6.6
1 or 2 years	95	23.1
3 or 4 years	34	8.3
5 or more years	10	2.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	166	40.4
Who are female	86	20.9
Who are married	156	38.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,580	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	231	5.0
Kindergarten	255	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,120	46.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,130	24.7
College or graduate school	844	18.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,205	100.0
Less than 9th grade	835	5.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,503	9.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,959	42.9
Some college, no degree	2,386	14.7
Associate's degree	1,346	8.3
Bachelor's degree	2,119	13.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,057	6.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,717	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,371	13.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,234	100.0
Same house	20,071	90.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,096	9.4
Same county	1,508	6.8
Different county	588	2.6
Same state	190	0.9
Different state	398	1.8
Abroad	67	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	22,425	100.0
Native	21,794	97.2
Born in United States	21,629	96.5
State of residence	17,479	77.9
Different state	4,150	18.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	165	0.7
Foreign born	631	2.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	631	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	451	71.5
Not a U.S. citizen	180	28.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	796	100.0

Native	165	20.7
Entered 2000 or later	48	6.0
Entered before 2000	117	14.7

Foreign born	631	79.3
Entered 2000 or later	180	22.6
Entered before 2000	451	56.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	631	100.0
Europe	226	35.8
Asia	162	25.7
Africa	160	25.4
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	83	13.2
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,250	100.0
English only	20,121	94.7
Language other than English	1,129	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	279	1.3
Spanish	521	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	145	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	421	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	91	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	101	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1
Other languages	86	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	18	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	22,425	100.0
American	2,333	10.4
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	56	0.2
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	580	2.6
English	1,701	7.6
French (except Basque)	484	2.2
French Canadian	153	0.7
German	10,092	45.0
Greek	178	0.8
Hungarian	89	0.4
Irish	2,831	12.6
Italian	1,269	5.7
Lithuanian	39	0.2
Norwegian	39	0.2
Polish	446	2.0
Portuguese	9	0.0
Russian	98	0.4
Scotch-Irish	418	1.9
Scottish	235	1.0
Slovak	96	0.4
Subsaharan African	299	1.3
Swedish	69	0.3
Swiss	114	0.5
Ukrainian	124	0.6
Welsh	161	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	27	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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